The European Commission today launched its revised proposal to tackle resource use and waste in Europe. The reworked Circular Economy Package is weaker than last year’s axed proposal, according to Friends of the Earth Europe, and lacks the solid foundations required to address Europe’s overconsumption of resources and its global impact. The previous proposal was …
Circular Economy Package leaks – ambition or inaction?
Based on leaked drafts of the European Commission’s revised waste and resource legislation – the Circular Economy Package – this briefing report analyses the key points involved and the expectations of Friends of the Earth Europe for the proposal. After last year’s Package was controversially shelved, the Commission has promised to release the proposals in a …
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MEPs push Commission to back strong resource rules
MEPs today sent a strong signal to the European Commission to back truly ambitious rules to reduce resource use, amid concerns that the Commission is planning on watering down its flagship piece of resource use and waste legislation. The Commission controversially withdrew its proposed package of legislation to tackle resource use and waste – known …
